Wigan

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wigan \Wig"an\, n.
     A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and
     protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of
     women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a
     town in Lancashire, England.
     [1913 Webster]